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Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

Originally Posted by Atronach

how do you make these?

I sketch and ink in Paint.NET using a stylus, then layout the panels and color in the characters in Photoshop. I usually treat the characters and backgrounds as separate layers, coloring the characters with directed shadows and the backgrounds with gradients.

I occasionally throw a simple texture on the backgrounds to separate them a little more and set the mood.

Word balloons are done last, since I usually don't have the dialog finalized until the very last moment. To keep them clean and quickly editable, I use a vector layer for the balloons themselves.

At the start I relied heavily on cut-and-paste and shaped Photoshop brushes but as the comic turned into "a thing" I put more effort into it, now.

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

Thanks for the post, just saw your comic for the first time. I absolutely love the artwork, it's very well done. I started at the very beginning and made it through the Level 1 strips and noticed a huge progression as far as honing your craft when I scanned through the other levels to see how well you've progressed artistically. I'm digging it! Good job!

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

been following this since it started, excellent as always 2.5 years later!

Also, as an avid Munchkin player, this latest update is fantastic.

Last edited by The Glyphstone; 2011-06-01 at 09:28 PM.

Originally Posted by Red Fel, on quest rewards

"Is a stack of ten pancakes too many pancakes to give to the party, even if most of them fell on the floor and one or two were stepped on? I wanted to give my party pancakes as a reward but I'm unsure if it's too much. The pancakes are also laced with blowfish poison so the party would have to get an antitoxin before they could eat the ones which weren't pulverized by shoes."

I don't think anyone would want those pancakes even if you paid them to eat them.

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

Mike, I gotta say, I really really really like your comic. The art is fantastic, and the puns are delightful. The pirate level was one of my favorites, especially the rap. I seriously can't heap any more praise on you for this. I hope it is as fun for you to write as it is for us to read. I've even "liked" it on Facebook, and I don't generally "like" ANYTHING (don't like clutter). Do you ever have plans to attend any big comic conventions? I go to Emerald City Comicon in Seattle every year, and its always awesome to meet the webcomic artists you enjoy the most. I met Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content) last year. It would be fun to meet the mastermind behind on of my favorites and buy some signed art. Keep up the great work!

(I post under the comics occasionally under the pseudoname "Wyvernhand", btw)

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

I don't even remember how I ended reading your comic. But only today I discovered this thread in this forum here. So well I take my chance to give you my kudos - it is an awesome comic you got there. BTW Rust Monsters Rule

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

Awesome to hear, guys.

Regarding conventions, it's pretty unlikely I'll be getting a table at one any time soon. It'd be nice to meet some fans but I don't yet have any of the merchandise that make cons lucrative for artists.

The good news is: I've been looking into plushes, custom tabletop minis and (of course) t-shirts. I don't quite have the audience size for it yet, but maybe soon.

(Plus, I'm still trying to figure out if one can sell rust monster likenesses. Intellectual Property is a complex issue.)

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

a Rusty plushie with matching Mimic and Cube pillows...

Originally Posted by Red Fel, on quest rewards

"Is a stack of ten pancakes too many pancakes to give to the party, even if most of them fell on the floor and one or two were stepped on? I wanted to give my party pancakes as a reward but I'm unsure if it's too much. The pancakes are also laced with blowfish poison so the party would have to get an antitoxin before they could eat the ones which weren't pulverized by shoes."

I don't think anyone would want those pancakes even if you paid them to eat them.

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

Hey, so after lots of feedback from various sources, we're giving this plush rust monster thing a try! There's a lot of steps and hurdles but you guys can make it happen by voting for it and spreading the word:

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

"Is a stack of ten pancakes too many pancakes to give to the party, even if most of them fell on the floor and one or two were stepped on? I wanted to give my party pancakes as a reward but I'm unsure if it's too much. The pancakes are also laced with blowfish poison so the party would have to get an antitoxin before they could eat the ones which weren't pulverized by shoes."

I don't think anyone would want those pancakes even if you paid them to eat them.

Re: The Monstrous Misadventures of Rusty & Co.

Well, I registered just to vote, so I did my part. If you can get this thing going, I'll totally buy at least one, maybe another one as a gift for a friend. Good luck to you. I don't mind spending money on things I see that deserve it, and you're talent definitely deserves it!

Some awesome news!

Some awesome news! Thanks to the good people at Steve Jackson Games and my wonderful fans, Rusty & Co. won the 2011 Munchkin Webcomic Contest, AND took second place in the Popularity Vote! Thanks everyone!

"Is a stack of ten pancakes too many pancakes to give to the party, even if most of them fell on the floor and one or two were stepped on? I wanted to give my party pancakes as a reward but I'm unsure if it's too much. The pancakes are also laced with blowfish poison so the party would have to get an antitoxin before they could eat the ones which weren't pulverized by shoes."

I don't think anyone would want those pancakes even if you paid them to eat them.